The Sun. — London, England, 1818-12-11 00:00:00

3 ptilr: WC . , iltld o f r pt,'" . . 10("1 It, Ps it has ~~ re col ji j 5 600 to 6.4 t I'iIiVATE AND AUTHENTIC CORRESPONDENCE. P4l "s, Dec, 7.—One of the long . expected , - g e s in the Ministry has, we understand, at 'P t " taken place, and the Council of State, held "11 Saturday last, decided on replacing thepresent Alniister of Finance by M. ROY, Advocate. We hAti:-so frequently.declaVed our opinion of M. - "vlrrio, that we'shall only refer to our former -I..lides for an account of his weakness, his.timi 'l.q, and want of financial knowledge ; in common th nes he might have done very well, but he could foresee a crisis, nor when it was pointed 'at,' to tutu take measures to prevent it ; what has happened was foretold as far back as August l ast. , and if our information be correct, he was ‘rva nted against it. He is a perfectly honest tan, o at L arried the system of ;the Fatalists intothe knistry that what will be, will be, and it is n o .e to attempt to prevent it." We must yet• him the justice to say, that when it arrived, no Than " Could slew a greater anxiety to repair the " . ° l ', 'but then be was so distracted with a multi tnde °f Co unse ll ors , each of whom having a dif iet, Itt interest had a different bias, and gave a d iffer erit advice ; so that not having any fixed or : tie d notions o f hi s ow n , he was'more distracted '111 "er• M. ROY', his successor, is a very able 11, and prof oun dly versed in the Theory and ::: etic e of Finance, to which we understand he is ;I: it : bi l e "' for part of his fortune, and which proves "e ha s the foresight that M. CORVETTO Nta nte , ( I• The Funds have got up to-day merely ° th 4/.th e.report that the Minister of Finance was 111 41 44'd, a n d we may hope that just and vigorous s t ,i 4 e sti res will restore that confidence which is the C o r fo rerunner of prosperity to a State. M. 1,,, w . tui wh o was sent to England to study the jeer of Juries, has printed a hook on the sub- Irtai l 'ich we hear hai been disapproved of as a c ,,,; i ng too highly the English Institutions, and tf . I:l l .ngiy suppressed by order of the MiniSter Irae as oll ee ; we confess we did not expect such a ' lr e to em a n a t e f ro m th a t Mi n iste r i n p ar ti- C oli r '. fle has al wa y s a ppe a r e d f r iendly to fi xe d tl ieo 'notional p r i nc ipl es ; if once h e d e p ar t s fromLe ti t : it is not difficult to prophesy his fate. It u ' k s that °O t t France is not yet ripe for enjoying 4; t , t nivantages of Constitutional treedoui, we M t; P t l rl ettly of his opini o n ; but if he wilfshackle Ja r i: r ess, if he will resist the institutions of to all eases, and especially in cases of im ltai l 1161- he will loSe the ground hebas hitherto ihrtlltatnell a s a C onst i tut i ona l Mi n i ster , an d 'by Ita n : Av nlt; •hitnSelf into the anns fif the Ultras, ta ar ,rr "or ate not only his own rlllll bast that of his k ti , c) .E Y• common sense Froace lb equally A N from Feudal Tyranny and Dernocranc *ot t , eh , Y. France ;Sri!! he free ; she 11 . 4 k,1 ,"' eves, from England she takes her ; hat it is o n ly by d eg rees that this ft /if "be granted, 'or'it would prilduce the , ifect Till ; t ong light on eyes newly couched. Time 44 nterate her passions, and. prove that those, „, ex keted on the departure of the troops that Ihtl - "Id be confusion and anarchy knew but kia ss t the tilling predominant spirit of the great o f the Nation. ' ROYAL ACADEMY. ° r_ • e • -aY netng the Anniversary or the T.nsti kii;- o f the Royal Academy, the annual Ant:l- n i •• or premiums took place. I t t li k a ul t: e t ‘' hil e r l o leiahle PEESIDENT being unable to fa h indisposition, Mr. SHEE took the p rt . se ' and deliver e d t h e f o llowing Medals in the ti4,, s ric e of th e G enera l A ssem bl y o f Acadenu- T 0r. , 1 of th e S tu d ents : 1ft44,1;4'r• Ste vens, for the best copy in the painting school ,14.14 Portrait of Sir J. Reynolds by himself), the Silver s ' il le Q r - A7 e " ; a a n.le Gentl eman , f or t h e b est d raw i ng f rom lif e , t h e "reiTq l (n ,ti al mitli, for th e b es t mo d e l o f a fi gure f rom lif e , th e t'„ 1? 14( iia " t7„ . . ) 13 " 00 11, for the best drawing of . a statue, (The' ad , a ccompanied by drawings as large as nature, of, a 11 )e Niluieitlavods, and feet, clone after models in the Academy, I' 4 , —t it", for the best model of a statue, the Silver , m f r Ns r; Env, Mr. Shee in the name of the President ex -1.0111;;; 1 "e liCati app . robat ion of the Academicians of his copy Zthe Garr. Though this gentleman was, by the rules t l' -4( " sol y , incapable'of receiving' a medal for the picture, 41:14,0e Aca denricians wished this public testimony of their this ind ustry and a b ilities to b e considered as oto that h onour. in t tt • SHRE, at ih e commencement , apo l og i se d' Otrit i knit:tiled absence of the venerable Presi eluth "d eit the conclusion, delivered a short s and appropriate address to the students, i)pressin t ; upon their minds ever to 4 4 ( 1 11 iR i vi ew the noblest and most elevated aim t 'dit ;. ll " of art, the extension of virtue and ~..... _.... Ti.e _ --_____ ti, t , ; following is the only article worthy of n0,DE,„11.1 ,DE,„11.1 following Ship N e ,v s o f this day :-7 , t , 's ships Sn td;l, r . !: . 1 , C , ) . t . i'l it, I)Le. lo.—Arrived his _A, l : l 3 \ c v s a ? . ; a and the i ,,,. Li tt _ ~, , i l g, and Leven, fruin the . 14 t %.41 ',6 i.!.!" u . a cruice, having captured o ' o a tith inst. a smug ''l4t, Wall 350 I übs on hoard. AV / 41 41 ii °S IR, DEC. 9.The Princess AVGUST , A_ tte, it "-' Duches s Of G—T -011 C-ESTER are hying '" (,h 4eCtilSiou in the Palace. The Princess , c) , 4 ' ~,1 is . s o %much better as to be able to take Nvt::::ing in her varriag in the Park, when th ~,,', k !r. i$ soLdiently fine. This morning Lo , $ ) ( 1 1 . I lle (4,vi's, accompanied by several Gentlemen I, tt- it Q 1: 1)° , ra tion, commenced his canvass, to si t ic . - 4.1(),,,,te1;ite Mr. Disnuo,va in representing tais tiv,‘ll.4,l_'.lo I.):trliantent. his Lordship was rt \t ' i ; i l tlee t : 4 "Y ad dle Electors with every prospect of It, hin l s ' llO opposition has yet been offered t I,V e , . front of 1 si rs is _ 0 see is over ; 4'l - "9eet t a new reading, in 4 1 . ~,,, 1, Peet rif ;ei . rile present Lottery ; v t' • I ►i i ' ll he se!! the Four Prizes .iii i i , e l 1 • confidently ex pected, he v1,7i1l of course, of 30,0001. I ' l 3 ) "e h is style tl 4 t crease, as we l l be 1133Y1 ` Qt " of otinsir'ution (! !11. FOR THE SUNi NAVAL SUPREMACY. MR. EDITOR,—It is become a subject of regret with many well-wishers to their country, that the necessity for economy has produced such a vital reduction in our naval service as now exists, thereby curtailing our nursery for young' and ar dent seamen, both in theory and practice. But if that is matter of serious consideration, it is the more incumbent on us to preserve in their purity such nurseries as do exist, amongst which there is none stands higher than the MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL at Christ's Hospital, expressly established by CHARLES the 2d, for the purpose of bringing up 40 boys for the sea service, 10 of whom should annually be sent out in the Navy, or mer chant's employ, so that four years would complete the course of each in such branches of mathema tical learning as,are connected with the maritime profession, and form the bases of that examination which every boy must undergo at the Trinity Illousey previous to his first launching on the Ocean—a course of study comprised in Robert son's Elenients of Navigation, which forms the School-book of that department. Now, Sir, justice and propriety seem to demand, that the Master of such a school ought tube an Dere of that Royal Charity, since he must best know how to apply its rules and , regulations to order and improvement ; and it seems equally consonant to justice and propriety, that. the master ought to be a practical seaman . and mathematician, in or der to familiarize the boys with nautical opera tions, and to ground them well in_those branches of science so especially connected with their pro fession. Judge then of my surprise to hear, that on the preparations 'for filling up such a vacancy, three Candidates have been selected by authority, only one of whom is of that Establishment, and not one of whom can know a brace from a bow-line, or have any thing like a practical idea of working a day's work, of working the,tides, of giving a practical. knowledge of, the hither branches in surveying, lunars, Ste. or of that every-day in forroation which the nautical pupil requires. •'Tis not Algebra, Conic Sections, or Fluxions, which a young seaman requires, to the almost certain exclusion of the useful branches of his art. if that School had been founded to fit boys for Cambridge, then a mathematical landsman might state, but it was intended to fit boys for a larger University, the Ocean, where the higher branches of knowledge, without practical instruction, will only render them ridiculous. But it may be said, that this plan is only an experiment—the experiment has, hoWever, been tried. The late learned and worthy Master was a landsman, and what was the consequence Why, that scarcely a single bOy has been fitted to. pass the proper Naval Examination, except after a course of six years, instead of four, so that soma of them are now 17 or 18 years of age, a time of life totally unit for entering upon an arduous profession, though an age at which many gallant Officers have been smart and active seamen, in consequence of being placed upon the .quarter deck at an early period of their boyhood. Shall it then be said that the nautical branch of that admirable Establishthent shall give way to the plan of sending one or two mathematicians every seven years to Cambridge, in lieu of ten smart . boys to fight the battles of their country, or to conduct her commerce, every successive year ? The question is of importance, and I hope, be fore it is too late, that every Governor of that In stitution will examine it coolly. The question is a National one—it is one which comes home to the bosom of every Citizen of London, who are, Governors of it by Charter. Then let those who regard our Nautical Supre macy stand forward in the gap. The die is not yet.cast ; the day of Election is not yet come. Naval Candidates are not wanting to fill up the 'Vacancy ; and it . behoves all who wish well to their Country's Commerce to take the HINT. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. li. Several vessels arrived this morning from the Suffolk and Norfolk coast, • chiefly laden with Wheat and Barley, and a large quantity of each being left over from Monday, the supply far ex ceeded the demand, in consequence of which our prices have declined `is. per quarter from Mon day's currency, and at that reduction a very small proportion of what appeared could be disposed of. Oats were dull sale, and is. per quarter cheaper. In tease and Beans there is no alteration. r ectors ) „ g in; ectab i " - ca osol „ it i 6 - ca nce l Fti n(ls. )(I Bill° is a lso ,tin'' O f Ltion to ill flofll tb ac 5 StgrV b e iog $ ion (lIC e (; 0 'JO rg 1113 one i)- 1 Aong eD , bore wed' Adnj e inciPlef et int° :Cres ol l ie ' ec ided l e ill giv' ~ `s jij~br Oil ge . ill !as oil ' l [le e llig' b vs • ~ 6' - 7o bein g are 0 , wbe ° a , l ace. er I Ah • b f or t 0., ,s f' e x' i n 0" i paol; „, 40 P' l l,l it 4 t 3 f i e l:6 • [l° s 1 0 -" Of iu 6 O (11°5 f be bich vi • e • 1 , • OP (0 41 33 09 „ „ it ,ro ifs r bCd , , I r e e „de s` c ly; east 0,10 fu" c ota' I s be o j o be fore vbA g the rt g • her upor); cot 130 11e i ti e br 3 ;t o ';vere. otlY , _ ,to ° bet' t!O fr3rcd i 4 ,arolitllirot.3ooo rie s "( sto oel l 0 dice iO4 ef Prin t ! do Y be th e 00 0 0 , ; , ilt ° ;r+ ~of' f ior SMITHFIELD, DEC. 11. Our Market this morning was fairly supplied with prime Cattle, but the trade , vas uncommonly brisk its the early part of the morning, and prices were higher than on Monday.— The show of Sheep was rather small, and prices the same as last week ; Pork was dull sale, buy ers, feW and prices cheaper than last quotation; the supply of Calves was short, bitt prices the same.—The business in the Hay Market was dull, and few purchases of that article made, and Illy , price as last week; Clover has dropped in price; Straw fully maintains ast Monday's quotations, but very little doing iu that article. THE THEATRES. DttußY-LANK.---!Brutus continues its attrntious at this Theatre, and is likely to become . the most popular Tragedy that has. appeared since the of Pizarro. The Afierpiece last night was a farce entitled, Is he alive? or All Puzzled, bought for ward last season for KNIGHT'S benefit, and it is worth keeping alive. It was well received. The House was crowded. COVENT-GARDEN. - The Castle - Spectre was brought forward in a very splendid style last night at this Theatre. Miss O'Nir , :iut. made 'her first appearance in Angela, and stron4•h' excited the feelings of the audience. YouNG'• Osmond was a masterly performance, and C. KEMBLE ren dered the comparatively inferior part of Percy very interesting —A numerous audience. DHSS `. In consequence of the reports in this and other Papers, that Miss Kiit,Ly was engaged at Co vent-Garden Theatre, and to make her first ap pearance there in Mr. KENNY'S new Comedy, she has been induced to submit the following Letter to the Public It was addressed to a private friend, who, RA:UN; the hardship and injustice of tile case, has very properly conveyed it to the Public Prints:— " -Elenrietta-street, Covent-garden, Dec. 9, 1818. , " DEAR $lll,---1 am much obliged by the . opportu aity which your kindness affords me of contradicting, in the proper way, the report Whicka few days ago required no contradiction.— My engagement at Covent-garden Theatre was Aced and settled, excepting as related to the consent of the Sub-Com mittee of Drury-lane Theatre, which I find Mr. Harris deemed it necessary to obtain, , in consequence of a certain compact between the, two Theatres, by Which each is bound not to engage any performer who has belonged (within twelve months) to the rival Theatre! The Sub 7 Committee, who have not chosen to retain my services in Drury-Jane Theatre, have thought it ,proper, and just, ,to refuse their .consent; being resolved that, as they do not want my services them selves, they shall not be employed in any other Theatre to which their influence can reach ! By this act of the Sub- Committee I ant deprived of a liberal, and in every respect advantageous, engagement at Covent-garden : and for aught they know to the contrary, may be exposed, together witlrall those dependent on my exertions, to want the common ne cessaries of life ! So much fdr their merciless compact. " I am, dear Sir, your obliged Servant, " F. M. KELLY." \Ve.have often expressed our regret that Actors and Actresses should be so much at the mercy of Managers. The Theatrical Profession is sal. cieotly exposed to the caprice of the Public, and the fluctuations of Fashion, and therefore its condition is lamentable indeed, if the interests, partialities, and vindictive feelings of Managers are to be added to the other dangers which attend the Theatrical Calling. qow easy is it for a Mana ger, if he wants to get rid of an Actor of real merit, in order to make room for one mereiy re. commended by novelty, or from some 'unworthy motive, to outrage time pride of the tormer, and disgust him into resignation? Perhaps the Ac tor has established himself in London, as he hopes for life, and has formed numerous connee tioos, who, by their annual support at his nenefit, enable hint to maintain' his family comfortably through the year, and to provide for declining life. Before he can ,be induced to relinquish such a situation, and expose himself to a wandering un settled state, with pecuniary means far below what he received in the Metropolis, he ,may be obliged to endure many painful mortifications , , and at last,perhaps,resigns his situation rattier than sub mit any longer to caprice, insolence, and oppression. It may be said that Managers are also exposed to the caprice and insolence of popular Performers, who, knowing their influence upon the Public, may demand an increase of salary, or require pri vileges inconsistent with the usages and interest of the Theatre; refuse characters allotted to them, and insist on representing some, better suited to. other Performers; and in fact assume such an over bearing tyranny as the Managers cannot resist without risking the loss of a Performer who may be the chief attraction. Such cases have occurred, and may occur again!!! lx is well known that the caprice and insolence of two Actresses, who ere unrivalled in their day, induced GARRICK to think of retiring many years before the Public were de prived of,his wonderful powers. But the case is greatly in favour of the Managers, tor, as Paten tees, they hold the power in their own hands, and may preclude an Actor who quits one Theatre in the Metropolis from engaging at another till the expiration of full twelve months, unless with the consent of the Manager of the rival Theatre. And who can tell what novelties may start up in the mean time, and whether, at the end of that period, the rival Manager will engage the Actor who has resigned his. former situation ? Flow, then, is the Actor to support himself and his fa mily ,in time mean time, and with such an uncer taiu prospect before hint ? Besides, the decision in„MACKLIN'S memorable case has put an end to that Tribunal which was called 'lire Tows ; for any attempt on the part of the Public to procure redress and restoration to a discarded Actor, or one aho has Leen the voluntary victim of his wounded feelings, and a sense of what is due to a laudable pride, would expose those who advo cated his cause in the Theatre to legal punish:: meat. We have said that an Actor who is dis charged from one London Theatre cannot be en gaged by time rival Managers without the,consent of his former Governor, as he is styled in the Pa tent, till the expiration of a year. But this clause can only be obligatory when the respective Ma nagers are upon hostile terms, and therefore it does not apply to the case of Miss' KELLY, for the Managers are DOW upon harmonious terms, and do not act upon the restriction specified in their Patents, but on a compact between them selves. This is not only a cruel injustice to the meritorious individual in question, but to the Public also, .with whom she is a most meritorious , favourite, and to whose gratification she is full as, able to contribute, without entering into dious comparisons, as any Actor or Actress who may bask in the sunshine of Managerial Partiat lity, or the fleeting favour of a capricious multi tude. FOR THE SUN. BIBLICAL ERRORS. MR. tniTolt,---It is due to SCIILITATott on this subject to sae, that I did n, I write the word Mi st/an in my Letter, of which he has Made , seek honourable mention ft WAS the word otiSCURB, and - the•mistake is whit tlp Printer. '1 . ;)• other part of his Essay led the to exp-e' that be would discuss the merits - of a Translator with that irtge nnity, freedom, and fairness, which would shield Mr. I3ELLAMY from the rude and interested at tacks of his opponents ; hut a s -he looks on a moral philosopher, which I profess to he, as an infidel, and joins me in his observations with this Gentleman, I receive it as a compliment, however he may mean the - contrary ; and if he will divest himself of all fettering prejudices. as a candid searcher after truth in its hidden recesses, I shall read him with pleasure, not doubting that, he will find it. Until then, and while in the uncalled-for assertion of his own faith, he thinks lightly of Mr. BELLAMY'S and mine, though be knows nothing of it, I can have no wish to contend with him. I have not fotind fault with the worthy and intel ligent Editor of a well-conducted. Review I have only pitied the strictures of. Mr. BELLAMY'S Critic. I have spoken of criticism, good and bad, accord ing to the measure of my own judgment and ex perience ;- but I-shall never sanction errors, con tradictions, or immodest words, as sacred, nor hold them above reproof, because they do not re late to any man's faith ; a reason a fortiori why they ought to be expunged. My meanioc: is sound, "and I never attempt to shake the belief of any one, let it be what it may. 'The question is not whether I, Mr. BELLAMY, or his Critic, be perfect Masters of Hebrew; but whether- the new Translation he not closer to the original than the old? 1 believe it is ; and who ever will read Mr. BELLAIEY's mild reply I further believe wil say the same. lam, Sir, Your most humble Servant, • STACKHOUSE. FOR THE SUN. LEGITIMACY. EDITOR,-4 is a question of some cario sity, why the furious Jacobinical Rabble, who are, in tact, enemies to all Government, should idolize BUONAPARTE, than whom a more absolute and unfeeling Despot never existed. This para dox admits .of only one solution. BUONAPARTE confirmed and • completed (as it seemed) the ex clusion of an ancient HEREDITARY Monarchy; and this one merit, in their eyes, overbalanced all other faults. It is only necessary to observe the per petual sneers of The Morning Chronicle against Legitimacy, to'understand the nature of this feel ing. The regular succession of an Hereditary Monarchy, which they choose to stigmatize by the 'foolishly invented term Legitimacy, is the contri vance of the best wisdom of mankind to preclude the agitations attendant upon any sort of uncer tainty in succession. Legitimacy, as it affects the succession to real estates, which is the widest: circle of its !.)peration, does not excite their en mity ; but that when one Sovereign departs, a regular successor should be ready, without leav ing an opening for the intrusion of any daring ad venturer, this galls, this maddens them. &to- NAPAUTE, therefore, who seized the sovervign power by force of arms, and held it by might, in defiance of right—he is their idol. For, by the same rule, Sir FRANCIS BURDETT or Mr. Hon- ROUSE might come to be Kings of England. 'rids is the trot interpretation of the sneers against Legitimacy. The Editor himself may not be with out hope that, it Legitimacy were set aside, he, might become, if trot King, at least Prime Minis ter, or something, much more glorious than the Editor of a Paper which is a never-ceasing vilifier of the Country that supports. it. What pretension has Mr. HOBHOU9E to the fa vour of the People of Westminster ? None but the merit of being the determined favourer and panegytist of BUONAPARTE ; that great anti-legi timate Hero; whose usurpation, if it could be con- . firmed, would invalidate every existing claim to any Throne. Yes, that very Book, the mere mention. of which ought to cover Mr. Hoonouss with shame, .and rouse every honest ei•izen of West minster to oppose him, is the plea on which he rises to celebrity ; it is the service which Sir F. BURDETT rewards with the present of a thousands pounds ! !-Pao LE .OF WESTMINSTER ! if you have any regard for your own dignity, be not bullied by a Jacobin Faction, who give thousands openly to prevent bribery ; who cover honest men with dirt to preserve purity of election ; and put them in fear of their lives when exerting their lawful privilege, to preserve their freedom and in dependence. Terror, however, is the grand engine of despotism ; and they who endeavour to ovens. awe rue by terror, certainly have no desire to pre serve my freedom. ANGLICANUS. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. .CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 10.—The Address of Con• dolence, voted ,by the Senate to the Prince Re gent; on the death of the Queen,—(see the Lon• don Gazette)—was presented by the Vice-Chan cellor on Friday last, and was most graciously re ceived by his Royal Highness, in his clo . tet at Carlton House. The sermon at St. Mary's church last Sunday morning, on the death of the Queen, was preach ed by the Lord Bishop orLandatf, from the fol lowing text :—Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep. James iv. 9.—The Dead March in Saul and a fttm neral anthem were - performed, previous to the sermon. In the evening, funeral anthems were introduced in the service at King's land Trinity. College Chapels, on the solemn occasion. The subject of the English Poem for the Chancellor's Gold Medal for the present year Pompeii. On Friday last the Rev. WilliQm Williams, of Queen's College, was admitted Bachelor ja Divinity ; John Primatt Maud, of Cab's College, Master of Arts ; and William Henry Harvey, of Jesus College, Bachelor in Civil Law. Mr. Edward Wilkins, of King's College, was on Tuesday last admit•teol a Fellow of that Society. The orgin at Trinity Chapel was re-opened on Saturday evening, having undergone various re pairs and improvements, among which is the ad dition of four drums and some other stops.